Bright Citrus Color

#ffc6a5

Bright Citrus is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green

Inverse Color #00395a
Complementary Color #a4ddff
Color Shade: warm red (22° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 82.35% (better contrasting with black)
Bright Citrus Color Sample
Bright Citrus Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ffc6a5

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Bright Citrus Color. The Creamy Beige color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Day At The Zoo (#ffa373) for more calm effect. Try Soft Orange Bloom as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#a4ddff is the best complementary color to Bright Citrus. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ffc6a5 complementary color is Anakiwa, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Flesh are #ffa4b1 and #fff3a4. Thus found on the left and right of #ffc6a5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sundown and Vis Vis colors as they work well with Bright Citrus.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Bright Citrus palette consists of #a4b0ff and #a4fff3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a4ddff). Try Melrose and Anakiwa colors in combination with #ffc6a5, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #ffc6a5 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Bright Citrus. Thus Mauve and Aquamarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Bright Citrus contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Anakiwa, Reef, and Mauve split by 90° on the color wheel. #ffc6a5 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Bright Citrus tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#a4ddff) and two others. The Aquamarine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Carnation Pink – 120° from the complementary Anakiwa. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a4ffc5 and #ffa4dd.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ffc6a5 is made of 41% red, 32% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Bright Citrus has a hue angle of 22°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 82.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffc6a5 is made of 0% cyan, 22.35% magenta, 35.29% yellow and 0% black ink.

HEX #ffc6a5
RGB Decimal rgb(255,198,165)
RGB Percentage 41%, 32%, 27%
CMYK 0, 22.35, 35.29, 0
HSL hsl(22,100%,82.35%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(22,35.29%,100%)
CIE-LAB lab(84.1553,15.9815,24.3435)
XYZ xyz(68.2256,64.3648,44.4251)
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